Rack for hats, coats, &amp;c.



A. J. MASON.

RACK FOR HATS, COATS, 6w. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 4, 1910.

984,383. Patented Feb. 14', '1911.

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A. J. MASON.

RAGKTOR HATS, COATS, 6w.

APPLIOATION FILED PEB. 4, 1910.

984,383. Patented Feb. 14, 1911.

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RACK FOR HATS, COATS, 6w.

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984,383. Patented Feb. 14, 1911.

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RACK FOR HATS, COATS, 8w.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 141, 1911..

Application filed February 4, 1910. Serial No. 542,051.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l. An'rnt'n J. hlASON, a citizen of the l f'nitcdStates of ktmerica, rcsidingg at Hartford, in the county of Illarticrdand State of Connecticut. have invented. new and useful Improvements inRacks for ll ats, Coats, &c., of which the :tollowing is aspecification.

This invention relates to an improved rack or supporting device forhats, coats and other articles ii'icluding' an umbrella. and it hasamoi'igz' its objects the provision ot a simple and etlicienti device ofthis class which upon the insertion of a coin shall. be operable to lockthe garments slmportcd thereupon securely against unauthorizial removal;a key bein; provided which upon the locking of the garment-securingmechanism shall be removable from the lock engaged tlnsreby so that itmay be carried by the owner of the garments, and the construction being:of such a nature that upon the inscrtion ot the key and the manipulationot the loc thereby to release the anrmelit-securing mechanism, the saidkey shall itself be sccured against remo ml t'rom the lock.

\Vith these and other ends in view which will readily appear as thenature of the invention is better understood. the same conin theimproved construction and novel arrainrement and coi'i'ibination ot'parts which will be hereinafter :t'nlly described aml particularlypointed out in the claims.

in the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simple and preferredterm of the invention, it being, lnnvever. understood that no limitationis necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited,but that clnme'es. alterations and modifications within the scope of theinvention may be resorted to when desired.

in the drawin s.-Figure 1 is at Front view of a device constructed inaccoroance with the invention. the garment-securin;g means being shownin locked relation. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is aview in side elevation of the main case-inc of the device. thelock-carrying covering plate having been removed, and thegarment-securing members bein shown in locked relation. Fin. 4: is asimilar view, the earment-semiring members being shown in unlockedrelation. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fin. 4. the coat. hook carryingslide and the engaging and operating means coactinewith said slidehaving been removed. Fig.

(1 is a perspective detail view of the upper extremity ot the coat hookcarrying slide. Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view of the main casingtaken through the coin chute, said viow being taken from the sideopposite to that shown in li ies. 3, 1- and 5. Fig. 8 is a top plan viewol the main casing, the lock-carrying plate having been removed. Fig. 5)a sectional detail view of the coin receptacle. l igr. i is a verticalsectional detail view ot the Hllllll'cllit-stCHl'l lg device. Fig. ll isa sectional view taken on the line ll--l1 in Fig. ll). Fig. 12 is a planview ol, the base portion ol the umbrellit-securing device and with thepivoted clamping: members in position. Fig. .13 is a sectional detailview of the lock showing the key inserted. Fig. 'l-l is a sectionaldetail view taken on the line l l -l t in Fig. til. Fig. 15 is a. 't'aceview of the lock.

(lorrespondingr parts in the several figures are denoted by likecharacters of reference.

lcterring to the drawings. :1 designates a baseboard upon which thecompound parts or members otthe device are secured. Said parts include acasing- A constituting a coin receptacle and upon which a hat supportingarm 2 is firmly secured. A hat securinnarm 3 is pivotally connected withthe casing in a manner which will be hereinafter more :l'ully described.The hat supporting arm 2 is provided adjacent to the heel end thereofwith a bracket member 1-. carrying a garment holding or retainingmember. such as a roller adapted to coopcrate with a similar member (3carried by a coat supportingbook 7 which is mounted upon and carried bya vertically movable slide 8 which is suitably guided and supported.said slide being: operatively connected with the hat securing; member 3.

Mounted upon the base member 1 adjacent; to the lower end. of the latteris a bracket 9 in which a tunnel-shaped cup 10 is removably supported toreceive the tip of an umbrella. 'lhc umbrella handle is adapted to beheld by a securing device comprising two clampingrjaws ll pivotallysupported upon a base 12 and having arms 13 which are actuated by meansot' a suitably arranged sprine 14, to force the clamping jaws l l apartfrom each other. The clamping): members are actuated against the tensionof the spring to bring; the clamping jaws 11 together in order toencircle the handle of an umbrella previously inserted therebetween bymeans of a slide 15 supported in a casing 16 above the base 12, saidslide being provided with angular slots 17 engaging lugs 18 that projectupwardly from the arms 13 of the clamping members; the configuration ofthe slots 17 being such that by the inward movement of the slide 15 inthe direction of the base board 1, upon which the base 12 and the casing16 are secured, the ends of the arms 13 will be forced apart, thusclosing the jaw members 11 together, while by the outward movement ofthe slide 15, the lugs 1'8 will be permitted to move in the direction ofeach other in the rear ends of the angular slots 17, thus permitting thejaw members to swing open, the opening movement being facilitated by thepresence of the spring 14. The slide 15 is normally moved automaticallyin a forward direction to move the-clamping jaws to an open position bythe action of a spring 19 contained within a barrel 20- formed upon thecasing and operating at one end against a lug 21 extending upwardly fromthe slide at its other end against a fixed partition member 22 having anaperture for the pasage of a flexible element 25 which extends throughthe coiled spring 19 and is terminally connected at one end with the lug21, thus enabling the slide 15 to be withdrawn against the tension ofthe spring. The flexible element 25 is guided through a tubular member24 extending upwardly from the casing 16, the upper end of the flexibleelement 25 being firmly connected with the slide 3, as will be best seenin Fig. 4 of the drawings. Thus it will be seen that the tendency of thespring 19 is not only to push the slide 15 in a forward or outwarddirection but also to exercise strain in a downward direction upon thevertically slidable member 8.

The casing A is provided with a coin chute 26 adjacent to which the hatsecuring arm 3 is pivotally mounted upon a pin 27, which latter,however, does not extend into the coin chute so as to obstruct thelatter. The arm 3 is provided near its pivoted 0r heel end with abracket 28 having a terminal head 29 of approximately circular shape,said head engaging a slot or recess 30 formed in the slide 8 adjacent tothe upper end of the latter; said slide being also provided adjacent tothe recess 30 with a laterally extending flange 31. It may be herementioned that the slide 8 is provided with a slot 32 engaging pins 33in the casing A, whereby said slide is guided and whereby its Verticalmovement is limited. The slide 8 is provided at its outer edge with aseries of ratchet teeth 34 adapted to be engaged by a correspondingseries of teeth 35 formed upon a plate 36 which is guided for lateralslidable movement in the casing by means of pins 37 engaging slots 38 insaid plate. The

latter is actuated in the direction of the slide 8 by means of a spring39, and when the teeth 35 are in engagement with the teeth 34 of theslide 8, the latter will be retained in an elevated position, as will bebest seen by reference to Fig. 3 of the drawings. The sliding plate 36is spaced from the pgtflon wall 40 of the casing A by a spacing late 41which may be loosely mounted upon the pins or studs 37, whereby theplate 36 is guided, said spacing plate being clearly shown in Fig. 5 ofthe drawings.

The slide engaging and supporting springactuated plate 36 is adapted tobe retracted against the tension of the spring 39 by means of a lug 42which projects from the hat securing arm 3 and engages a notch 43 in theupper surface of the plate 36, it being evident that the latter plate isretracted when the arm 3 is raised or elevated to the position shown inFig. 4, while by the movement of the arm in a downward direction toengage the hat supporting arm 2, the head 8 will be elevated. For thepurpose of retaining the plate 36 in a retracted position until theopportune moment arrives for its release a dog or pawl 44 is provided,the same being pivotally supported, upon the partition plate 40 by a pin45. and said dog being provided with a tooth 46 adapted to engage anotch 47 in the upper edge of the plate 36. The dog 44 is provided withan arm 48 operating in a slot 49 in the partition plate 40 and having alaterally extending lug or stud. 50 which extends transversely into thecoin chute where it forms an obstruction to the passage of a coin. checkor disk inserted in the said chute. A suitable spring 51 is arranged toengage the lug 50 so as to hold the latter normally in an obstructingposition in the coin chute and at the same time to hold the dog 44 inengagement with the edge of the plate 36 so as to engage the notch 47 insaid plate at the proper moment Pivotally supported in a recess 52adjacent to the coin chute is a spring-actuated push finger 53 whichnormally occupies a non-obstructing position with relation to the coinchute but which. by manipulating it against the tension of its actuatingspring 54, will move downwardly through a portion of the coin chute soto engage a coin in circuit therein and temporarily resting upon theobstructing lug 50 so as to move the latter to a non-obstructingposition that permits the coin to pass into a receptacle 55 into whichthe coin chute discharges, at the same time tripping the pawl 44 andreleasing the plate 36 to permit the latter to be moved in a lateradirecti on under the impulse of the spring 39. The operation of the pushfinger 53 is effected by the flange 31 adjacent to the upper end of theslide 8 when the latter is moved in an upward direction; the finger 53being provided adjacent to the heel thereof with the lug 56 whichextends through an arcuate slot 57 in the partition plate to so as tolie in the path of the above mentioned tlange 31.

The hat supporting member 2 and the hat securing member 3 are providedat their meeting ends or points with suit-ably supported resilient ballsor cushion members 58 of rubber or other suitable material, which areadapted to securely clamp between them the crown of a hat when thelatter is placed upon the supporting member 2, the said members 2 and1:) being of ample dimensions to hold between them an ordinary stifl'hat without injury to the brim or any other portion thereof.

The coat supporting hook 7 which is attached, as hereinbe't'ore stated,upon the vertically movable slide 8 is provided with a roller orcylinder (3 which is loosely supported between the side members or arms55) of said hook, the latter being essentially composed of said sidemembers 55) which are divergently disposed with re'terence to eachother. The slide 8 may be manipulated, as hereinbetore stated, by meansof the hat securing member 3, and the parts of the device are soarranged and proportioned that. when the resilient terminal members 58ot the members '2 and 3 are in contact with each other, the roller orobstructing men'iber (3 of the coat e'snpporting hook shall likewise bein direct contact with the obstructing member 5 supported by the memberthus securely locking a coat which has previously been hung upon thehook 7, as well as a hat previously placed upon the supporting memberThe upward movement o't slide 8 causes an inward movement of slide '15,thereby locking the arms 13, whereby the jaw members til are closed uponthe handle of an mnbrella previously deposited between said. jawmembers, the tip of the umbrella being supported in the cup 10.

To recapitulate: assuming the parts to be in the relative positionsindicated in Fig. 4 of the drawings, after placing a hat upon the member2 and a coat upon the hook member 7, upon the insertion of a coin in thechute, the member 3 is moved downward in the direction of the member 2,thus elevating the slide 9 until the members 5, (3, as well as thecushion members 58 at the ends oi the mem bers 2 and 3 engage betweenthem the coat and the hat, respectively. The tlange 31 ot the slide 8will engage and displace the lock 56, actuating the push linger 53against the tension of the spring and causing it to press the coindownwardly against the obstructing lug 50, as has been clearly indicatedin dotted lines in Fig. 7. By the continued upward movement of theslide, the push finger will be further actuated until the coin is pushedpast the obstructing lug 51, at the same time tilting the arm 4-8 andthe dog 44, disengaging the tooth as from the recess -.t-7 ot thesliding plate 36, which latter is now by the spring 3!) moved laterallyuntil the teeth 35 engage the teeth 2H ot the slide ti, which latterwill now be supported in an elevated position. By torming a plurality ofteeth 3t and 3.3 upon the slide 8 and the plate 30, respectively, theslide 8 may be firmly supported at slightly diti'erenti elevations tocompensate for the thickness 01 material engaged between the members 5and (3. At the same time, as previously described, the umbrella securingdevice will be actuated, and the garments placed upon the rack will thusbe firmly secured.

For the purpose of unlocking the device to admit: of the removal of thegarments an ordinary cylinder lock L is provided, the casing (it)containing the tumbler (31 being mounted upon the "face plate 2 oi. therasing A, a portion ot said plate being shown in Fig. 1 The key valve (33 is provided with the usual tlange (it to engage a elp}; (37) in thekey K, whereby removal 01 the latter is prevented after it has beenpartially turned in the lock. The tumblercarrying shank (it; is providedat its inner end with a bit 7 adapted to engage a slot S in the sn-ing-actuated plate 36, said slot being provided with arcuate portions8 and (39 and with shoulders or oltsets T0 and The spacing plate =tl isprovided with a circular aperture 71 tor the accommodation of the bit(17, complete rotation of the tnmbler-carrying shank on being preventedby an obstructing lug 72 which projects from the partition plate -t()into the aperture 71 in such a manner as to lie in the path ot' the bit67.

If the key be inserted into the lock when the garment securing membersare in locked relation, as shown in Fig. 3, the said key may bepartially turned, thus causing the bit 67 to engage the shoulder 70 otthe plate 36. thereby retracting the latter against the tension of thespring 39 until the notch 47 is engaged by the tooth 41-6 of thespringactuated dog 44. whereby the plate will be held securely inretracted position; the weight of the garment supported upon the hook 7will now move the slide 8 in a downward direct-ion. thus swinging thehat-securing member 3 in an upward direction, and thus releasing thegarments, the umbrella securing jaws being at the same time unlocked bythe movement of the slide 15. By retracting the slide 36 the shoulder 70of the slot S will be moved to lie in the path of the bit 67, thuspreventing the key from being turned in the lock to a position at whichit may be removed through the slot 7 3 of the face plate 74-. The keymust thus remain in the lock until upon the insertion of a coin, theslide 8 is again moved in an upward direction to a position where it maybe engaged by the spring-actuated plate 36, which will then be in aposition to enable the key to be turned and removed from the lock.

The coin receptacle is provided with a hingedly supported bottom door 75 equipped with a hook member 76 adapted to be engaged by a key-operatedlatch member 77 to retain the bottom closure in a closed position.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawingshereto annexed, the operation and advantages of this invention will bereadily understood.

The improved device is simple in construction and will be found to bethoroughly effective for the purposes for which it is provided.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. In a device of the character described, a casing, a hat support-ingmember extend ing therefrom, a coacting hat securing member pivotallysupported in the casing, a vertically movable slide having a coatsupporting hook, coacting garment holders consisting of rollers carriedrespectively by the coat supporting hook and the hat supporting member,means extending from the pivoted hat securing member for engaging andactuating the vertically movable slide, a spring-actuated slidablysupported plate having laterally extending teeth, corresponding teethformed upon the vertically movable slide, means extending from thepivoted hat securing member for engaging and retracting the toothedplate'against the action of the spring, and spring-actuated means forretaining said plate in a retracted position.

2. In a device of the character described, a casing, a verticallymovable slide having teethformed in one edge thereof and pro videdadjacent to its upper end with a recess, a member pivotally supported inthe casing and having an arm with a terminal head engaging the recess inthe vertically movable slide, a laterally movable springactuated platehaving teeth projecting at one edge adapted to engage the teeth in thevertically movable slide, means extending from the pivotally supportedmember for retracting the sliding plate against the tension of thespring, and spring-actuated means for retaining the sliding plate in aretracted position.

3. In a device of the character described, a casing, a slide guided forvertical movement in said casing and having a coat sup porting hook, ahat supporting member extending from the casing, coacting garmentholders upon the coat supporting hook and the hat supporting member, anda pivotally supported hat securing member operatively connected with thevertically movable slide to be moved to a non-engaging position withrelation to the hat supporting member when the slide is moved downwardlyby gravity of a garment supported upon the hook connected therewith.

4. In a device of the character described, an umbrella securing deviceincluding a supporting member, clamping jaws pivotally supported thereonand having arms provided .with upwardly extending lugs, a suitablysupported spring-actuated slide having angular sl'ots receiving saidlugs, and means for operating the spring-actuated slide including avertically movable slide having a garment supporting hook and suitablyguided flexible means connecting said vertically movable slide with thespringactuated slidable plate.

5. In a device of the character described, a casing, a verticallymovable slide carrying a garment supporting hook, a hat supportingmember carrying a garment holder located in the path of the garmentsupporting hook, a hat securing member operatively connected with thevertically movable slide, a laterally movable spring-actuated plateadapted to engage the vertically movable slide to support the latter ina raised position, means for disengaging the springactuated plate fromthe vertically movable slide including a tumbler lock and key, and

. means for preventing withdrawal of the key from the look when thespring-actuated plate is retracted from engagement with the ver ticallymovable slide.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR- JAMES MASON. IVitnesses WILLIAM G. COXETER, SOLOMON ELSNER.

